Teachers inspire, support, and empower our children and young people every day.\u00a0 World Teachers Day on October 31 is a chance to officially thank these wonderful educators.<\/p>\n
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We had a chat with Carinity Education Rockhampton teacher, Cheryl Hendry, about what she most enjoys about supporting students at our school.<\/p>\n
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What drew you to work in a special assistance school?<\/em><\/p>\n After 40 years of working in the mainstream education system I decided to retire and spend time supporting my three grandchildren who were born hearing impaired.\u00a0 For the next few years I dedicated myself to supporting them within the independent school education system.<\/p>\n The time I spent in the classroom with them showed me how difficult it is for students who need additional assistance in a regular classroom, to be successful.\u00a0 So when I saw an advertisement calling for teachers at Carinity Education, I was interested in how the school operated.\u00a0 I applied for a position and have been working casually at the school for almost five years now, while still supporting my grandchildren at home.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What\u2019s your favourite thing about teaching?<\/em><\/p>\n My favourite thing about teaching is being able to share with young people the joy of learning.\u00a0 Being a lifelong learner is, I believe, something that shapes our lives in a positive way.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What\u2019s one memorable moment from your time in the classroom?<\/em><\/p>\n My most memorable moments as a teacher has been outside of the classroom.\u00a0 A young man whom I had always encouraged to pursue higher learning, decided to opt out of school at Year 11.\u00a0 A year later he had a car accident and was forced to lie on his back in hospital for a long time. He told me that this gave him time for serious reflection.<\/p>\n When recovered, he enrolled at a university and afterwards secured a job working in the medical field selling prosthetic appliances, and overseeing their implementation in hospital theatres.<\/p>\n He took the time a few years back to seek me out and tell me of where his life had led him and thanked me for what I had done for him.\u00a0 \u201cYou always believed in me,\u201d he said, \u201cand that is what kept me going.\u201d That was a crystal moment for me.<\/p>\n Another time a student came back to school to tell me that he finally \u2018got\u2019 what I was talking about with the wisdom to be found in Shakespeare\u2019s plays.\u00a0 He thanked me for that.\u00a0 That was important to me.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What\u2019s a fun fact your students might not know about you?<\/em><\/p>\n Something about me that my students would find somewhat unusual about me would be that I love eating homegrown and cooked chicken soup \u2013 complete with the legs and feet.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you could describe your teaching in three words, what would they be?<\/em><\/p>\n I\u2019d say my teaching style would be succinctly described as : Inspire\u2026Model\u2026Grow<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Teachers inspire, support, and empower our children and young people every day.\u00a0 World Teachers Day on October 31 is a chance to officially thank these wonderful educators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":124,"featured_media":3761,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n